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Since anything I say in writing happens to him
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

Since anything I say in writinghappens to him, because he is my creation, and I give him...

Since anything I say in writing
happens to him, because he is my creation, and I give him his freedom,
and this is, uh — I will never use him
in a book again

Full Transcript

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Since anything I say in writing happens to him,
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because he is my creation,
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and I give him his freedom, and this is, uh —
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I will never use him in a book again.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
01:24:40
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
[Kurt Vonnegut] “I’m approaching my 50th birthday, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
[Kurt Vonnegut] “I’m approaching my 50th birthday,
“I’m cleansing and renewing myself - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“I’m cleansing and renewing myself
“I’m going to set at liberty all the literary characters - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
“I’m going to set at liberty all the literary characters
You’re free.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:11
You’re free.”
“‘You’re afraid you’ll kill yourself - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
“‘You’re afraid you’ll kill yourself
It was a Marilyn Monroe thing, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
It was a Marilyn Monroe thing,
Suicide is supposedly a disgrace, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
Suicide is supposedly a disgrace,
Certainly, the starch went out of him pretty much. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
Certainly, the starch went out of him pretty much.
As it should have, I mean, you know, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
As it should have, I mean, you know,
To have you wife dislike life that much, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
To have you wife dislike life that much,
“I heard my father and I saw my mother. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
“I heard my father and I saw my mother.
“My mother stayed far, far away, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
“My mother stayed far, far away,
“Here was what Kilgore Trout cried out to me - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
“Here was what Kilgore Trout cried out to me
[Kurt Vonnegut] A writer is very fortunate - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Kurt Vonnegut] A writer is very fortunate
Uh, if he is able to write every day, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:08
Uh, if he is able to write every day,
[narrator] “Dear Robert, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:18
[narrator] “Dear Robert,
“That’s an improvement.” - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:24
“That’s an improvement.”
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
I can see his latter novels as a reflection of
He has this dream of extended family - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He has this dream of extended family
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
When he sort of stumbled a bit in some of his ’70s work,